Counties in Oklahoma by annual precipitation

McCurtain County had the highest annual precipitation of 77 counties in 2016, at 49.87 inches. Texas County had the lowest, at 15.54 inches. The median was 31.64 inches and the figure for Oklahoma was 31.19 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest49.87McCurtain County
Lowest15.54Texas County
Median31.6477 counties
Oklahoma31.19History

Map of counties, 2016

Adair County: 35.39 inchesAlfalfa County: 25.96 inchesAtoka County: 36.93 inchesBeaver County: 17.8 inchesBeckham County: 25.3 inchesBlaine County: 28.16 inchesBryan County: 38.49 inchesCaddo County: 29.55 inchesCanadian County: 27.51 inchesCarter County: 36.43 inchesCherokee County: 32.82 inchesChoctaw County: 39.56 inchesCimarron County: 17.69 inchesCleveland County: 30.55 inchesCoal County: 38.12 inchesComanche County: 32.67 inchesCotton County: 36.41 inchesCraig County: 38.85 inchesCreek County: 29.37 inchesCuster County: 27.08 inchesDelaware County: 35.22 inchesDewey County: 26.75 inchesEllis County: 20.55 inchesGarfield County: 26.86 inchesGarvin County: 35.22 inchesGrady County: 28.88 inchesGrant County: 27.04 inchesGreer County: 29 inchesHarmon County: 28.8 inchesHarper County: 22.24 inchesHaskell County: 34.09 inchesHughes County: 35.65 inchesJackson County: 32.65 inchesJefferson County: 39.67 inchesJohnston County: 36.8 inchesKay County: 34.63 inchesKingfisher County: 27.29 inchesKiowa County: 33.59 inchesLatimer County: 38.06 inchesLe Flore County: 39.72 inchesLincoln County: 29.45 inchesLogan County: 28.64 inchesLove County: 38.63 inchesMcClain County: 30.77 inchesMcCurtain County: 49.87 inchesMcIntosh County: 31.64 inchesMajor County: 26.28 inchesMarshall County: 38.26 inchesMayes County: 31.31 inchesMurray County: 36.02 inchesMuskogee County: 31.16 inchesNoble County: 30.33 inchesNowata County: 36.33 inchesOkfuskee County: 32.49 inchesOklahoma County: 26.44 inchesOkmulgee County: 30.6 inchesOsage County: 32.82 inchesOttawa County: 41.9 inchesPawnee County: 30.99 inchesPayne County: 30 inchesPittsburg County: 37.8 inchesPontotoc County: 37.99 inchesPottawatomie County: 33.7 inchesPushmataha County: 41.59 inchesRoger Mills County: 23.95 inchesRogers County: 30.48 inchesSeminole County: 34.37 inchesSequoyah County: 35.14 inchesStephens County: 37.31 inchesTexas County: 15.54 inchesTillman County: 36.01 inchesTulsa County: 30.49 inchesWagoner County: 30.02 inchesWashington County: 33.8 inchesWashita County: 29.15 inchesWoods County: 26.09 inchesWoodward County: 23.82 inches
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inches, 2016. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

McCurtain County: 49.87 inchesMcCurtain County49.87Ottawa County: 41.9 inchesOttawa County41.9Pushmataha County: 41.59 inchesPushmataha County41.59Le Flore County: 39.72 inchesLe Flore County39.72Jefferson County: 39.67 inchesJefferson County39.67Choctaw County: 39.56 inchesChoctaw County39.56Craig County: 38.85 inchesCraig County38.85Love County: 38.63 inchesLove County38.63Bryan County: 38.49 inchesBryan County38.49Marshall County: 38.26 inchesMarshall County38.26Coal County: 38.12 inchesCoal County38.12Latimer County: 38.06 inchesLatimer County38.06Pontotoc County: 37.99 inchesPontotoc County37.99Pittsburg County: 37.8 inchesPittsburg County37.8Stephens County: 37.31 inchesStephens County37.31Atoka County: 36.93 inchesAtoka County36.93Johnston County: 36.8 inchesJohnston County36.8Carter County: 36.43 inchesCarter County36.43Cotton County: 36.41 inchesCotton County36.41Nowata County: 36.33 inchesNowata County36.33Murray County: 36.02 inchesMurray County36.02Tillman County: 36.01 inchesTillman County36.01Hughes County: 35.65 inchesHughes County35.65Adair County: 35.39 inchesAdair County35.39Delaware County: 35.22 inchesDelaware County35.22Garvin County: 35.22 inchesGarvin County35.22Sequoyah County: 35.14 inchesSequoyah County35.14Kay County: 34.63 inchesKay County34.63Seminole County: 34.37 inchesSeminole County34.37Haskell County: 34.09 inchesHaskell County34.09Washington County: 33.8 inchesWashington County33.8Pottawatomie County: 33.7 inchesPottawatomie County33.7Kiowa County: 33.59 inchesKiowa County33.59Cherokee County: 32.82 inchesCherokee County32.82Osage County: 32.82 inchesOsage County32.82Comanche County: 32.67 inchesComanche County32.67Jackson County: 32.65 inchesJackson County32.65Okfuskee County: 32.49 inchesOkfuskee County32.49McIntosh County: 31.64 inchesMcIntosh County31.64Mayes County: 31.31 inchesMayes County31.31McCurtain County: 49.87 inchesMcCurtain County49.87Ottawa County: 41.9 inchesOttawa County41.9Pushmataha County: 41.59 inchesPushmataha County41.59Le Flore County: 39.72 inchesLe Flore County39.72Jefferson County: 39.67 inchesJefferson County39.67Choctaw County: 39.56 inchesChoctaw County39.56Craig County: 38.85 inchesCraig County38.85Love County: 38.63 inchesLove County38.63Bryan County: 38.49 inchesBryan County38.49Marshall County: 38.26 inchesMarshall County38.26Coal County: 38.12 inchesCoal County38.12Latimer County: 38.06 inchesLatimer County38.06Pontotoc County: 37.99 inchesPontotoc County37.99Pittsburg County: 37.8 inchesPittsburg County37.8Stephens County: 37.31 inchesStephens County37.31Atoka County: 36.93 inchesAtoka County36.93Johnston County: 36.8 inchesJohnston County36.8Carter County: 36.43 inchesCarter County36.43Cotton County: 36.41 inchesCotton County36.41Nowata County: 36.33 inchesNowata County36.33Murray County: 36.02 inchesMurray County36.02Tillman County: 36.01 inchesTillman County36.01Hughes County: 35.65 inchesHughes County35.65Adair County: 35.39 inchesAdair County35.39Delaware County: 35.22 inchesDelaware County35.22Garvin County: 35.22 inchesGarvin County35.22Sequoyah County: 35.14 inchesSequoyah County35.14Kay County: 34.63 inchesKay County34.63Seminole County: 34.37 inchesSeminole County34.37Haskell County: 34.09 inchesHaskell County34.09Washington County: 33.8 inchesWashington County33.8Pottawatomie County: 33.7 inchesPottawatomie County33.7Kiowa County: 33.59 inchesKiowa County33.59Cherokee County: 32.82 inchesCherokee County32.82Osage County: 32.82 inchesOsage County32.82Comanche County: 32.67 inchesComanche County32.67Jackson County: 32.65 inchesJackson County32.65Okfuskee County: 32.49 inchesOkfuskee County32.49McIntosh County: 31.64 inchesMcIntosh County31.64Mayes County: 31.31 inchesMayes County31.31
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
inches
Change on 2015
1McCurtain County49.87-37%
2Ottawa County41.9-27.2%
3Pushmataha County41.59-49.4%
4Le Flore County39.72-49.2%
5Jefferson County39.67-39.7%
6Choctaw County39.56-49%
7Craig County38.85-29.3%
8Love County38.63-48.1%
9Bryan County38.49-49%
10Marshall County38.26-49.6%
11Coal County38.12-52.3%
12Latimer County38.06-53%
13Pontotoc County37.99-48.3%
14Pittsburg County37.8-54.5%
15Stephens County37.31-28.5%
16Atoka County36.93-53.3%
17Johnston County36.8-52%
18Carter County36.43-48.7%
19Cotton County36.41-27%
20Nowata County36.33-28.6%
21Murray County36.02-47.1%
22Tillman County36.01-13.1%
23Hughes County35.65-54.8%
24Adair County35.39-49.5%
25Delaware County35.22-38.1%
25Garvin County35.22-42.9%
27Sequoyah County35.14-53.9%
28Kay County34.63-12.9%
29Seminole County34.37-50.1%
30Haskell County34.09-53.8%
31Washington County33.8-31.4%
32Pottawatomie County33.7-47.6%
33Kiowa County33.59-26.6%
34Cherokee County32.82-51.4%
34Osage County32.82-27.4%
36Comanche County32.67-30.7%
37Jackson County32.65-18.2%
38Okfuskee County32.49-51.3%
39McIntosh County31.64-54.9%
40Mayes County31.31-46%
41Muskogee County31.16-53.9%
42Pawnee County30.99-26.3%
43McClain County30.77-50.5%
44Okmulgee County30.6-50.4%
45Cleveland County30.55-50.3%
46Tulsa County30.49-48.5%
47Rogers County30.48-49.5%
48Noble County30.33-28.1%
49Wagoner County30.02-52.8%
50Payne County30-31.9%
51Caddo County29.55-36.4%
52Lincoln County29.45-43.5%
53Creek County29.37-45.1%
54Washita County29.15-35.4%
55Greer County29-29.9%
56Grady County28.88-46.6%
57Harmon County28.8-28.9%
58Logan County28.64-39.8%
59Blaine County28.16-25.1%
60Canadian County27.51-40.9%
61Kingfisher County27.29-37.8%
62Custer County27.08-33.1%
63Grant County27.04-31.4%
64Garfield County26.86-33.8%
65Dewey County26.75-37.6%
66Oklahoma County26.44-50.8%
67Major County26.28-33%
68Woods County26.09-22.9%
69Alfalfa County25.96-35%
70Beckham County25.3-37.7%
71Roger Mills County23.95-36.9%
72Woodward County23.82-34%
73Harper County22.24-29.6%
74Ellis County20.55-39.6%
75Beaver County17.8-46.7%
76Cimarron County17.69-35.3%
77Texas County15.54-49.7%

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Total precipitation from January to December, in inches: rain plus the water content of snow and other frozen precipitation. NOAA computes it from its climate divisional dataset (nClimDiv): station readings interpolated onto a 5 km grid and averaged over the area.

Values are area averages, not the reading at one weather station. NOAA revises the last two years every month.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. From the NOAA Monthly U.S. Climate Divisional Database (nClimDiv), doi:10.7289/V5M32STR. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. (2026). NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties (Counties in Oklahoma by annual precipitation, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping

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NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties, Counties in Oklahoma by annual precipitation, 2016. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 6 Oct. 2026, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/oklahoma-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties: Counties in Oklahoma by annual precipitation, 2016}},
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